Harmony guitars in the 1940s

Through the 1940s, Harmony Company (independent, Kraus-led) controlled the Harmony name, and 1 plant built it: Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1 era touch the 1940s across 1 line. The version changed in 1940. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Harmony.

Year by year

Eras in the 1940s

Other brands in the 1940s

• Epiphone in the 1940s
• Gibson in the 1940s
• Gretsch in the 1940s
• Ibanez in the 1940s
• Martin in the 1940s

Harmony, year by year

Sources

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1. 1
   Harmony Companygraded community

   • "In 1975 the Harmony Guitar Co. in Chicago ceased operations and had a huge three-day auction."Harmony in the 1940s: owners and plants
2. 2
   Department Store Guitar History: The Long Shadow of the Sears Harmonygraded community

   • Harmony was a major player until around 1940, when the company was sold back to Harmony executives.Harmony in the 1940s: owners and plants
3. 3
   Melody Instrument Companygraded community

   • until December 21st, 1940 when The Harmony Company, under Sears Roebuck, ceased operationsHarmony in the 1940s: owners and plants
4. 4
   Harmony history threadgraded community

   • "Between 1945 and 1975, the Chicago firm mass-produced about ten million guitars… peaked in 1964-1965, selling 350,000"Harmony in the 1940s: owners and plants

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